Improvement in machines for making tags



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0. S. HU'TOHINSON. MACHINE FOR MAKING TAGS.

No. 87,261. Patented Feb. 23, 1869.

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0. s. HUTOHINSON. MACHINE FOR MAKING TAGS.

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liniimi ,fitatea CLARK S. HUTCHINSON, OF BURLINGTON, JERSEY.

Letters Patent No. 87,261, dated February 23, 1869.'-

IMPROVEMENT IN MACHINES FOR MAKING TAG-S.

' To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, CL an S. Hnrcnmsos, of Bur- "lington, in the State of New Jersey, have invented a for the tag, inserts a tape, strips of fibre, or a cord, or

both tape and cord at the sametime; gums the fold down upon the tape, punches the eyelet, prints the address, and cuts the tag the required width, in one continuous operation.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention,'I will proceed to describe its constructionand operation.

' Figure 1 is an elevation, mostly in section. Figure 2 is a plan. Figure 3 is an end view.

; Figure 4 is the sliding wedge detached.

A'is the frame of the machine.

1% B, the reel on which is wound the ribbon of paper, a. a

The side-plate B is movable cndwise, on spindle, a, to accommodate, the Width of paper required for the tags.

O is a guide for giving direction to the paper.

D D, a pair of rollers, the upper one having a flange, d, fitting into a corresponding groove in the lower roller. This flange and groove crease the paper in the proper line at which it is to be bent, and the upper roller, being shorter than the lower one, permits the flanged edge of the paper to bend up nearly at right angles.

The guide, ll, further assists in giving the flanged. a perpendicular direction.

The rollers D may be brought into closer contact by screws, i acting on their bearings.

E is a pan, filled with paste,'or mucilage, e.

c is. a reel, carried by an arm, e, which is hinged to the pan E, at 6 The arm c is continued down into the tank, or pan nearly to the bottom, at e.

The reel 6 has wound on it the cord, or tape, e, vto

be inserted in the tag.

0' is a plate on the side of the pan, through which tapec passes, and is scraped of surplus mucilage.

The reel 0 swings upon the hinge e", so that the uidin -rod 0 may be lifted out of the tank for the ad-' 8 e justment of the tape beneath the rod 1..

G is a small guide-roller, for giving direction tothe tape 0, and

g, a bent strip of metal, pressing the tape in its place, and equally distributing the mucilage. G O are guides, made to move in and out, on sliding forks G, to prevent them from twisting.

H is a strip of metal, so curved as to turn over the bent perpendicular edge of the tag, and fold it down flat upon the tape.

The spring-bar his hinged at its centre, one end resting upon the fold, its pressure beingv regulated by an adjustable screw, it, at the opposite end.

J J are a pair of feed-rollers, geared into each other at J They draw the paper from reel B, and force it forward. The upper roller is adjustable in its hearing, so as to nip the ribbon or paper. It is cut away at J, to permit the extra thickness of the fold'to pass through. These rollers also have flanges, J, on opposite ends.

Motion is given to the feed-rollers in this way:

K is the main driving-shaft of the machine, having on it a cam, lt which, in its upward motion, strikes against the arm k and elevates the upright bark which slides in guides at the top and bottom.

To the bar If is hinged a link, Maud that is jointed to another small link, k, which is pivoted to the shackle k.

The shackle it embraces both sides of the wheel To, and the elevation of the link It causes the shackle to bite on the opposite points of the wheel It", and give the requisite motion to the feed-rollers.

Spring k maintains the action of the shackle more uniform.

Spring lt reverses the motion of the shackle k if the weight of the rod k is not suflicient.

The arm k is adjustable vertically, by screws k", to regulate the stroke. The feed-rollers might also be operated by a pawl and ratchet, but this motion is not quite so regular.

L is the knife or shears, fitting in a frame, I, and sliding up and down vertically, in guides l. The lower end of frame I is extended into a fork, l embracing the shaft K. This fork carries on it a stud and roller, P, which works in -a groove incam M, thus giving mo-, tion to the knife L, which is kept in close-fitting contact with its corresponding blade 1?, by means of screw The lower blade, Z, is secured rigidly to guide I.

m is an angle-piece, cast on frame I, and, by screws "1, the type-box m is secured to it, so that the type m is adjustable over the exactspot on the tag. The type partake of the same motion asthe shears L.

N is the inking-roller, pivoted in frame a, which is hinged, at of, to a sliding guide, 279. This sliding guide runs in a groove, in frame 0. This frame, 0, carries two inking feed-rollers, 0 o for supplying ink to roller N. They are rotated by a band, 0 operated from the main shaft, K. The connecting-rod p is jointed tothe sliding guide in at one end; the other, to a vibrating arm, 1), which is keyed on shaft '1). To the other end of shaft p is keyed another arm, p and, secured on this arm, is a triangular tappet, p. The pointed cam,

R, strikes this tappet, and thus gives motion to the inking-roller, N. The spring 1' gives the reverse motion to the inking-roller.

S is the punch for making the holes through the end of the tag.

s is the stop, which'receives the thrust of the punch.

It is bolted to the plate V, which is bolted to the frame A, and is adjustable by bolts, t, to suit the position of the hole to be punched. The punch S passes through a hole cut in said plate V. The punch has on it a collar and nut, and is bolted to the forked bar s Thus it can be removed and sharpened, orits position changed to suit the width of tag. The bar s runs in guides, s s, at top and bottom. The upper guide, s, and the lower one, also, are adjustable by bolts, which fit into frame A. Thus the punch S can be moved sufficiently to'be placed in a central position, for any size of tag required. The pressure to the punch is given by a cam, T, upon the bars of wheel M. This cam, T, strikes a sliding wedge,-t, (see fig. 4,) set in a proper position, by screw t, to give the exact pressure required to perfect the hole in the tag.

The operation of the machine I will now brieflv recapitulate.

Theribbon of paper is wound upon reel B, from which it is drawn at a regular motion of the feed-rollers J. The guides G O steady it, in its onward course, in a direct line. The rollers D, flange it and crease it. The guide (1 turns the flange (1 up at right angles. The reel 0 has on it the tape .c, or a cord, also. Both, or one, or neither, can be used at option. In using the tape, carry one end down under guide 0, through the rnucilage 0, up, through scraper c", down again, under roller G, then under guide g where it is pressed down to the paper; and, as it passes forward, the flanged edge is folded down over it by the folder H, and is pressed firmly down by spring pressei-bar 71. It then passes between teed-rollers, J, and on, between the plate V and stop s, and the hole is punched. At the proper interval of time, the inking roller Npnsses under the type or, and recedes again The type dosceuds with the knife and prints the tag, and the knife L cuts oifthe tag complete. A piece of strong paper strips may be used instead of the tape, or the flanged edge may be gnnnned, without an tape being used; or a ribbon of paper and cloth, combined in one article, may be used instead of the paper ribbon. These would onlybe modifications of the same general design herein described.

The same machine will also make business-cards, if the folding and gumming-operation is omitted.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The tag-machine, herein described, for making finished tags from a continuous strip of ribbon-paper, b the intermittent feed-motion, adjustable punch S, printing-device m, and reciprocating knife L, or their equivalents, arranged and operating in combination, substantially shown anddescribed.

2. The glue-tank E, in combination with the hinged bracket or arm c", with or without the reel 0, so arranged as to pass the fibre 0' through the tank, for the purpose specified.

3. The guide roller G and strip g, combined and operating for the purpose specified.

4.. The folder H, in combination with the regulatingpressure spring h, for the purpose described and specilied.

5. The intermittent feed-rollers J J with flanges J, and depression J" in the upper one, operating as shown and described.

6. The friction-shackle k, embracing both sides of the wheel It", in conjunction with cam-link It, and hearing upon the two opposite points of the eircumterence, for giving an int rn'littent feed-motion, as shown and described.

7. The punch S, operating substantially as shown, and being adjustable to the required position, according to the size of the tag, as and for the purpose described.

8. Folding and pasting down the edge ofa strip of riblmn-papcr, u, with the fibre c, by means of the creasing-rollers l), the glue-tank E, guide-roller G, and folder H, or their equivalents, in combination with the intermittent feed-motion and punching and cutting apparatus, herein described, for completing a finished tag at one operation. substantially as shown and described.

O. S. HUTGHINSON.

Witnesses:

Enwn. BROWN, F. BLoMER. 

